Wife of jailed Navy officer pleads to commute his sentence | NewsNation Prime
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- Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis was jailed in Japan over a deadly car crash and is now in United States custody. He had been serving a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the negligent driving deaths of an elderly woman and her son-in-law in May 2021. While he argued he suffered from loss of consciousness due to the altitude, the Japanese court found him to be negligent. Brittany Alkonis, the officer's wife, joins "NewsNation Prime" with the latest on her husband's case, urging President Joe Biden to commute his sentence.
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Seriously? He took the lives for 2 people, woman!!!!
@moda78z He went unconscious BEFORE this happened. NOT THE SAME!
Shes totally disconnected. Almost like an airhead.
@@davidwright873blah blah blah
what blah blah blah....dude killed two people....TWO PEOPLE!!! All she can think about is herself and then him, maybe....no blah blah blah.....She's bullshit....yeah she's got that real concerned look on her face....No BLAH im calling bullshit!! @@tammiep9628
@@eden_aumakuaAre you talking about how well he slept? The crime is even more serious!
Me! Me! Me! Not one mention of the victim’s families. Not even photos published by US newspapers. Typical American entitlement.
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I hope you’re not from America. The entitlement you think you have makes me sick.
Guy took 2 lives, only served 3 yrs in Japan, he is lucky he even got out of Japan. Wife seems out of touch with reality, your husband took 2 lives, circumstances dont matter.🤔😔👎
He didn’t serve 3 yrs. He was sent back here to finish that small sentence.
@Hmmm-hmmm
違います。
居眠り運転で事故をおこしました。
@Hmmm-hmmm so he shouldn't have been driving. That dude deserves life in prison.
If dad had this medical condition why didn’t mom drive down the mountain, if you kill two people you have to pay , 3 years is nothing for the lives of two people. This woman is a Karen ,she expects laws to be changed because in now affects her family. How would she feel if two of her children were killed ,would she think 3 years was enough?
She even said she understood how they felt! Hell no she doesn't understand how they feel!
Accidents happen all the time and nobody pays.
@@kristinstrickland1038 I believe that this particular incident was "foreseeable" and thus preventable.
The similar story took place in England in which a wife of a U.S. diplomat killed a young man on a bike - alcohol may have been a factor . She was never charged . Crazy
You know 100% for sure alcohol was involved?!
It is not crazy! Diplomats and their immediate families have 100% immunity in a country they are officially deployed to. The main idea behind is that Diplmats wouldn’t be charged for sham political charges, or used as bargaining chips in prison swap talks when two countries relationship sour. It is very tragic what happened to the teenage boy in the UK, but we need to uphold to this long tradition of Diplomatic immunity!
She actually did get charged and pled guilty... but faced no jail time. Trump admin wouldn't expedite her back to the U.k. claiming diplomatic immunity.
Her story isn't adding up. He was passed out on the mountain but was driving later on and fell asleep again? Why didn't she drive?
He should be serving time, 2 people died because he got in the car unwell, that is negligence. The husband is alive and can enjoy many more years with family after he serves his time. She talks like the other families are to blame for her misfortune
The entitlement of these people. No thoughts for those that lost their lives.
it’s not like he killed humans, they were Japanese
@@cyrix_1lol stupit
I was thinking the same! She is like “How dare these Japanese tell Americans what to do on Japanese land! We are Americans! We can do whatever we want on anyone’s land, including genocide in Gaza! How dare this damn Japanese! WTF are they??”
@@MandkhaiTsetsen you ever heard of Pearl Harbor?
@@MandkhaiTsetsen obviously you don’t know very much you and your narrowminded brain
Ignorance and medical issue should not be an excuse. 3 years in jail is already too lenient for killing TWO human lives!!!
Exactly! They should just be thankful for what they have but you know she thought by getting him to the U.S. they would just let him go, can you imagine the shock she got when they put him in handcuffs?? I guarantee they told her what was going to happen but still she obviously didn't want to believe it 🤦
Let me get this straight. Your husband had altitude sickness, and passed out on the mountain. You then handed him the keys because obviously he’s in a good condition to drive. He faints (again) behind the wheel, killing two people. You feel no remorse, no take any accountability. Now, you want him home for Christmas. Got it.
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高山病ではありません。
居眠り運転で2人を轢き殺したのです。
@@迦陵頻伽-z3zいや、妻の視点の話でしょ。皮肉でしかない
It seems like the wife changed her story. According to the US Navy accident report, she told naval officers that both she and her husband fell asleep and woke up during the crash, after which her husband tried to help the accident victims. Her husband also told Japanese police he was drowsy before the crash. There's no evidence that either had altitude sickness or a "medical episode." They were at 1,000ft elevation by the time of the accident and altitude sickness doesn't cause someone to suddenly pass out. The two doctors, neither experts in altitude sickness, who diagnosed the husband with the sickness only saw him a month or more after the crash and both the US Navy and court rejected their findings. In any case, the couple was negligent and should have pulled over and rested until they could drive home safely.
So, is she (this wife) thinking the Japanese persons who were killed by her husband are some kind of non-human existence?
Basically. Turn the scenario around, and she would be calling to action to have them serve life.
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Have her convince the two families why he should be commuted
Stop giving her air time.
If is key
Disgracing the US on foreign soil is another. Research this from the beginning, don't judge on this whiny news clip.
@Hmmm-hmmm there's no legel defense, he wasn't alone, she was with him, hold her accountable too!
@Hmmm-hmmm
For your information, she is claiming her husband had acute mountain sickness at ‘1000ft’
Let that sink in.
The lowest confirmed case of AMS was at 6500ft, and that was of an old women in her 70s.
He is a healthy army serving man, not even in his 50s, and in fact started to drive down from 6000ft, and magically fell unconscious after descending 5000ft.
This is complete nonsense. This women is clearly an idiot, and so are you if you truly believe in her words despite the facts I have given you above.
Furthermore, even if he magically did suffer from AMS, that is still not enough to make him innocent, as AMS during driving is a written example of negligent driving under japanese law.
I'm extremely confused, "the accident didn't wake him up", how was he driving if he passed out on the mountain??!! 🤔🤔🤔
@JohnnytNatural I thought he was driving and killed 2 ppl?? How else would he have killed 2 ppl??
@JohnnytNatural they left a lot out of the story
@JohnnytNatural I thought the same thing but then I remembered hearing something about a car, I will have to rewatch it but I don't know if it'll help 🤦
It is doubtful that they "climbed Mt. Fuji" in the first place.
Mt. Fuji is prohibited from climbing in May, when the accident occurred, and it is impossible to climb high enough to get altitude sickness.
The ban on climbing Mt. Fuji will be lifted from July.
Mt. Fuji is off-limits until the lifting of the climbing ban is lifted.
Just sightseeing around Mt. Fuji will not cause altitude sickness.
The American media does not understand what can be found by doing a little research on tourist information.
Many Japan understood that "racist and colonial imperialism that can only affirm itself by releasing criminals and degrading Japan" is the essence of the United States.
@@一富士二鷹-t1g but she said he was driving, that's where I'm confused
3 years was too light meeting the very definition of PRIVLEDGE. He will be home in 15 months. The victims will NEVER get to go home.
This wife is clueless ! He killed people ! It’s wrong to kill innocent people and think he can get out of prison. How entitled some can be ! I’m sure the deceased would have liked to be home with their families for Christmas too !
Why did he continue to drive if he had this condition? He's lucky he was even extradited back home. Think about the 2 humans who don't get to go home.
This woman lying if he was passed out they would took him to the hospital . I believe she's lying ..This story not adding up
Wow, the entitlement is off the hook! The man only received 3 years for causing 2 people 's death and he and his wife are the victim in this situation. This is why us Americans are dislike worldwide. No apologies or sympathy for the family that loss their family members because of her husband's neglectful action and decision to drive.
You don’t have to stay here in America. It
sounds like you are anti-American the doors open. God bless our military.
It was a medical issue with Mountain sickness, that is worst then anything you can imaged. Go ahead throw that first stone! Maybe we should put you same shoes! Your just being so rude man. CHILL AND STOP!
Yes where is the compassion for the families whos family members died, and will never be home for Christmas ever again !
@@Capt.DPeterson5171 He doesn't get a pass! No where in your comment did I hear any sympathy for the actual victims and their victims ' family members. I am not judging but pointing out the facts.
@Capt.DPeterson5171 P.S. show sympathy for the victims! I DON'T HAVE TO CHILL AND STOP! There are a lot of members of family's members who serve in all of the armed services, and they don't act entitled. My dad serviced in the United States Military and taught all children to have respect. You are making light of the people who lose their lives and showing no sympathy.
Why was he driving if he got such "condition"?
She said he passed out on the mountain but then said the accident didn't even wake him up, how was he driving then?? Omg I'm so confused, I swear they left a lot of story out of this one!
Right? If my spouse passed out earlier. I would not give them the keys to the vehicle. That’s like me letting someone drive who just came to after anesthesia.
@@TheRaineWay she should have been held accountable too for letting him drive! 😱
because he was drunk
Accountability, respondsibility, entitlement...SMH. As a USMC veteran this is disgusting behavior on her part. Her husband must pay the consequences of his actions.
blah blah blah
@@tammiep9628 it looks like Accountability, respondsibility, entitlement got you in a tight spot. :)
He needs to go to prison. No excuse whatsoever. Ni proof of his innocence. 3 yrs for killing 2 people?!? Nope! Go to jail!
If he was unwell, she should have given the car to avoid harm to other road users. There are consequences to all the decisions we make, regardless of our own beliefs the law is the law.
@Hmmm-hmmm Before going up the mountain, is mountain sickness really "unforeseeable"?
her story doesn't make sense. I highly doubt he has a medical condition that caused this.
In Japan, Americans driving on a SOFA license in their country is an agreement to honor their traffic laws & assume responsibility of our actions as a professional driver (yeah, they treat us as professional drivers even though some of us suck at it), that's how they see it when accidents occur. So, as a professional driver even allowing your vehicle to break down is considered your fault & responsibility to upkeep your vehicle in a proper running state. I guarantee she had a SOFA license too as a spouse & the Japanese govt could have easily seen it as he should have allowed her to drive instead if he was feeling ill. Everyone gets the class & briefs when they take the local test & gets their SOFA license so it should be no surprise that you're probably at fault in any accident unless you can adequately prove to them that you're not. Their country, their rules.
She seems to think that with the transfer to the US prison, that he'd just magically get off. Regardless of the fairness of the verdict in Japan, Japan doesn't agree to let American prisoners transfer to the US penal system just for the US to let them out. There's no argument here; it's just that she's not getting her way, so "it's not fair." And it seems that she's blaming Biden for it, as if the POTUS oversees all military criminal cases! If he was confined since the accident in May 2021, then there shouldn't be much longer to go for his 3 year sentence. The people who died as a result of his driving got a death sentence, and their families got a life sentence. Instead of being happy that the USA got him back home so that he's near family and friends, etc., she's unhappy that she doesn't get everything.
So it sounds like you're ok with it.
@@kristinstrickland1038So it sounds like you're okay with the fact that he murdered people.
@@robinnewhouse1563 Obviously he didn't murder anyone. Terrible accidents happen 24/7 resulting in death. A tragic part of life.
@@kristinstrickland1038 if you are not ok, then you shouldn't drive in Japan.
4:27 Does this lady have any idea, how much crimes and S-Assault are commited by US military service members in Japan and Okinawa? Let him serve his time.
There’s mini documentaries about it. They wreak havoc over there.
Accountability is like kryptonite.
Pearl Harbor
What, they're both pieces of a destroyed planet with a red sun?
IMO she should just be thankful her family is alive. Her husband could of easily passed out and went in the other direction, off the mountain. We don't understand how fragile life is, until we lose someone very close to us in a tragic accident. Even then, "time" sometimes makes us forget how fast we can stop breathing.
Brittany is having a disappointing Christmas ... in other news ...
What are you having for dinner? I’m prepping the recipes after I walk my dog.
I am LDS from Japan residing in Utah, the same faith that the Alkonis belong to. I'm disappointed that many of the members in the church, who claim to be Alkonis' friends are calling for his release while showing 0 remorse to the victims. Most of the people "foresees" altitude sickness when they go on high altitude. Even when I go to Sundance or Snowbird, I feel it. The elevation of Go-go-me of Mt Fuji is about the one in Park City, so how would I believe them who had lived in Utah before, arguing that mountain sickness was "unforeseeable", showing 0 remorse to the victims, and for some reason make Japan look bad?
そもそも五月の富士山は登山禁止です。
富士山の山開きは７月です。
つまり富士山の近くに行っただけで若いアメリカ兵が「高山病」になることは不可能です。
だから日本の司法は居眠り運転・注意力不足による過失運転致死傷の罪で禁錮三年としました。
In the first place, climbing Mt. Fuji in May is prohibited.
Mt. Fuji opens in July.
In other words, it is impossible for a young American soldier to get "altitude sickness" just by going near Mount Fuji.
Therefore, the Japan judiciary sentenced him to three years in prison for drowsy driving and negligent driving causing death or injury due to lack of attention.
Test him for altitude sickness.
He didn't have trouble while hiking on the mountain and then gets sick while desending?
He was brought back to the US to complete his sentence, not to escape serving it.
If he tests negative for altitude sickness then he and his wife need to be charged with making false statements in Japan, by the Japanese and both sent to prison.
Ok, he killed two people while " negligent" driving. Didn't know that.
How was he driving if he was not conscious? I am confused
Mountain sickness? You are not above the law. What is the evidence?
@Hmmm-hmmmHe had no issues while hiking on the mountain and then suddenly has issues while driving back down? Sounds like bullshit to me.
She said he passed out while hiking. @@ComancheWarrior63
There would not be this issue if it was an enlisted sailor I guarantee. Damn, 2 people were killed, do your time.
Terrible "news" story. News Nation usually has great reporting.
About the poor families that last there love ones
Where is the compassion for the families
Whom loved ones died
In the 1990s, an elementary school girl was raped in Okinawa, and the perpetrators were three American soldiers stationed in Japan.
The Japanese police were unable to do anything as the three perpetrators fled into the base.
The Japanese people at the time were furious, and demonstrations and rallies were held in Okinawa to protest against the Japanese and American governments, calling for the termination of the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement.
As a result, a small number of requests were granted, but the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement is still far from equal.
Like this time, Japan still has to succumb to unjust pressure from the American government.
This wasn't unbiased coverage.
Ah, I hate when my mountain fever acts up as well.
America!!! Suspects become victims and victims become suspects.
should have got life in jail
Mountain sickness?? My eye!! Whata stupid excuse.
Why does he get special treatment?
Medical condition just might be the excuse a cleaver attorney would use. You certainly have enough time to stop the vehicle and wait or let wife drive.
Not if you pass out at the wheel!
Most people "foresees" mountain sickness before going up a high mountain.
Such a spoiled, entitled family they are. You don’t get special privileges because you’re in the military. He may have had a medical emergency out of his control but he was operating a vehicle which killed TWO people. Accidents happen all the time but that doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences to follow. If I have a heart attack while driving and two people die as a result, I’m going to jail for unintentional homicide. He should be grateful he only got three years for KILLING TWO PEOPLE. #DOYOURTIMERIDGE
Look I believe he took three lives unintentionally but still three people died from his negligence and to only get three years for that was a minor sentence if it had happened in the us he probably would have got a longer sentence so this lady should be happy with his treatment, at the end of the day if he serves out his full sentence that only equates to possibly 15 months left to go so he got off lightly for the deaths of three innocent people.
He only served 1.5 years per life he took. Those people lost their lives and he’s still alive and away from his family for 3 years. I don’t get why this is even being covered on the news.
People who solve problems with status, power, and money will betray their own comrades if the situation arises.
he was fuckin drunk
So is ur mom
That’s what your daddy has to do to get hard for mom. . . .
@@angelalmaguer311wow Merry Christmas to you
@@angelalmaguer311But yours gets frisky when she’s drunk. 😋
Lock him up
Do not listen to a word she is saying concerning the law. She is partially correct but a lot of context is missing here. This is the worst situation for him to be in and the Japanese should not have gone this route. The Japanese, based on her]description, didnt show favoritism. It’s their normal MO. It’s a very unforgiving system even if you were innocent.
WOW. Who cares about how hard it is for Karen on XMAS. How about the deceased. Dumb questions from sycophant reporter too.
It’s funny seeing clueless people react about the true nature of the justice system even though the justice system did them a huge favor. There are people in jail for inhaling marijuana. They are so quick to judge people who have been actually screwed by the system but have the privilege of going on air and voicing their concerns after they’ve killed someone.
Exactly. In the scheme of things. 3 years for two counts of negligent manslaughter is very lenient. Families lost their loved ones forever. He is losing three years. Man up. Take accountability, serve your time and learn from this grave mistake.
@@TheRaineWaypearl harbor people lost their loved ones forever
@@tammiep9628 pussy harbor
@@tammiep9628
The United States deliberately slaughtered more innocent Japanese civilians as strategic targets than the victims of the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in approximately 2,400 casualties, and the attack targeted only military facilities.
The United States calls the attack on Pearl Harbor "a despicable deception without a declaration of war." However, the United States attacked and lost in Korea, Vietnam, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan without declaring war.
The United States is a shameless loser who can do nothing but cowardly deceive and attack.
@@tammiep9628
The United States deliberately slaughtered more innocent Japanese civilians as strategic targets than the victims of the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in approximately 2,400 casualties and targeted only military facilities.
The United States calls the attack on Pearl Harbor "a despicable deception without a declaration of war."
However, the United States attacked and defeated Korea, Vietnam, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan without even declaring war.
The United States is a shameless loser who can only do dirty tricks and attacks.
Is sure has been a year of listening to whiney, entitled Mormons getting karma.
Nope! Military prison for 20 yrs if convicted by Military Trial! No Release until then! Enlisted member would never get out before Trial. USN Retired! Read SOFA agreements.
you realize the military law doesn't apply on every military personal, especially officers
@@g157fasdf9 Great point and true enlisted personal held to completely different standards! Officers not allowed to reenlist or forced to retire so Navy can save face!
the dead persons families have to go though the holiday without them also, difference is they will never have them back for Christmas, just saying. Your husband will return home in a few years if not sooner
Lock him up!
Bad conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances. reduction to E-1, and 11 years in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Prayers for the fallen Souls…We still have time to Repent and Suffer our Consequences…Gods Will🙏🙏
This administration sucks. Better luck next president.
I would never drive in a foreign nation nor rush to a bar to go to upon arriving in a foreign nation , as so many American's Rush and Do.
What an awful woman.
Should be glad he is in America so she & family can visit instead of going to Japan & a bit rude to complaint about Japan & people died & to be honest if it was a Japanese tourist who killed 3 Americans while driving a car he would get 20 years jail so she should stop whinging & think about the families who lost their loved ones & l had a pretty crappy Christmas myself but hey lm not in a war torn country so gotta be greatful & my family love each other so that's a bonus
Meant 2 died my condolences to their families & loved ones from Australia
100% agree. Manslaughter charge resulting in two deaths can easily be 10+ years in a prison no matter what excuse🇺🇸
I’m assuming they mean Altitude Sickness but usually as you come back down the mountain or the unpressurized aircraft comes down in altitude the symptoms lessen and you are unlikely to go from awake alert and driving to suddenly be unconscious when you are in a car descending from the mountain. Also just passing out like that from Altitude Sickness is abnormal as usually you are dizzy light headed sick to your stomach vomiting and eventually pass out if you don’t descend. I’m not saying he didn’t have some kind of episode but what is being said happened isn’t what usually happens from Altitude Sickness when you are in fact descending and quite possibly that’s why they didn’t believe he had a medical episode.
As far as the SOFA or Status of Forces Agreement goes, every country pretty much has their own stipulations beyond the boiler plate language of the standard agreement and it is the responsibility of the Service Member to abide by the rules and laws set out by that Host Country and if the Service Member has Dependents in Country then they are responsible to ensure the Dependents follow those rules and laws as well.
She we them are pretty arrogant sounding imho. When in Japan do as the Japanese do. Be respectful
Who's Your Daddy ?
Biden will do nothing for you sadly
obviously he was drunk.
Does EXCESSIVE... broken 💔's = Rights of Passage / Paying One dues ❔
I , think ... Not !
Foreign nation whos land we occupy. Ask yourself what was your husband doing iin Japan in the first place
Yep. in Japan you can be held for 24 days without charges while they interrogate you 8 - 12 hours per day. Japan is pretty brutal when it comes to crimes.
That is why I felt safe in the city, as opposed to the US.
@@dcpack I’m glad you live over there and not in living in the US.
The racist prejudice of ignorant and self-centered Americans.
Terrible situation 😢
Considering this incident as well, the Japanese people have been saddened many times by the unequal Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement due to past crimes and traffic accidents committed by U.S. soldiers stationed in Japan.
Does the American government and people want to instill anti-American consciousness among the Japanese people?
At least two people lost their lives this time.
If I caused a similar accident and killed an American citizen, would the victims and their families forgive me?
Is it okay for the American government to allow me to return to Japan like this time?
Please stop imposing American rules on Japan and the rest of the world.
It is America's arrogant attitude that is causing anti-American sentiment to take root in the world and increasing the number of new terrorists.
America should have an equal alliance and treaty with Japan.
Can you imagine what would happen if Japan teamed up with China and transferred U.S. debt to another country?
I’m so sorry
was any alcohol involved?
More will trickle out regarding details because of the nature of this story. Violent deaths, an American Naval Lieutenant, in a foreign country that has been tried, and convicted with the Japanese version of due process. Then, they release him into American custody.
Well begun is half done.
Hopefully, justice will prevail, whatever that is in this instance.
アメリカ人「英雄が日本人二人を轢き殺したぞ!!」
太平洋戦争ってまだ続いてた..?
慰謝料は？遺族はちゃんと慰謝料貰えたの?
Prayers for this family
Prayers for the family of the killed. They didn't just get 3 years.
what about the other families, you know the dead ones?
Pray for the ones who lost the family members, FIRST
Why? They killed 2 people.
Has to be a troll
yes yt ppl this is how ur entitlements just ooze out of u all, sickness 😢
Who cares when two people died, right? It’s wrong he can’t be home for Christmas.
How is he in prison without being convicted by a jury of his peers? It's unlawful to hold him in american prison without a conviction from an American court. Let him out
Because of the SOFA agreement. US wants to stay in Japan so bad we gave Japan the advantage of prosecuting our service members when they commit a wrongdoing in the country. It's the same in many countries where we badly want to garrison our forces in the country.
@@Errr717 it just seems un-constitutional having the right to be judged by a jury of your peers should not include being judged by a "foreign" nation. There's no "Peers" in "foreign".
He was in Japan in Japanese jurisdictions, you doofus
He was convicted in JAPAN. Of killing 2 people. Get a clue Magoo.
@@dcpack of a car accident that he claims he passed out due to medical conditions. Japan has more cameras than the entire world put together... So where's the evidence Magoo? Since you want to put your two sense in directly aimed at me. Where's the evidence that the media is lacking to support his guilty claim?
I guess she don’t like anime manga sushi anymore lol
It was an accident. He was not drunk or high. Let the man go home.
You probably wouldn't say the same thing if it was members of your Family you lost.
Japan is America duh
If his last name was biden he be out but the old two rule of law in America